Gandhi Institute of Technology And Management (GITAM)
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Overview
GITAM in Visakhapatnam runs a law programme with 518 students taught by 33 faculty members. The institute placed 38th in the NIRF Law 2025 rankings with a score of 53.26 out of 100, and separately placed 33rd in NIRF Pharmacy 2025 with a score of 56.66, indicating stronger recognition on the pharmacy side even though law is the larger listed programme.
Placement data for the five-year Law UG course shows improvement over recent years: 2 placed out of 32 graduates in 2021-22, rising to 35 out of 49 in 2022-23, and 80 out of 90 in 2023-24, with median salaries moving from 3.87 LPA to 4.5 LPA and then 4.7 LPA. The one-year Law PG course has placed nearly all its graduates each year -- 20 of 21, 20 of 20, and 19 of 19 across the same three years -- with median salaries holding between 4.35 and 4.5 LPA.
Pharmacy placements have been more uneven. The four-year Pharmacy UG course placed 50 of 118 graduates in 2021-22 at a 2.45 LPA median, 31 of 110 in 2022-23 at 3 LPA, and improved to 100 of 120 in 2023-24 at 3.2 LPA. The two-year Pharmacy PG course placed 12 of 31 in 2021-22, 11 of 42 in 2022-23, and 38 of 43 in 2023-24, with median salaries steady around 3 to 3.4 LPA. Anyone comparing years should note the sharp jump in placement numbers in 2023-24 across both pharmacy courses.
Placements
Reported by the institute in its NIRF data submission. Median salary is the figure NIRF asks for — half of the placed students were paid more, half less.
Law
| Year | Programme | Graduated | Placed | Median salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | UG 5-year | 90 | 80 | 4.7 LPA |
| 2023-24 | PG 1-year | 19 | 19 | 4.5 LPA |
| 2022-23 | UG 5-year | 49 | 35 | 4.5 LPA |
| 2022-23 | PG 1-year | 20 | 20 | 4.35 LPA |
| 2021-22 | PG 1-year | 21 | 20 | 4.35 LPA |
| 2021-22 | UG 5-year | 32 | 2 | 3.87 LPA |
Pharmacy
| Year | Programme | Graduated | Placed | Median salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | PG 2-year | 43 | 38 | 3.4 LPA |
| 2023-24 | UG 4-year | 120 | 100 | 3.2 LPA |
| 2022-23 | UG 4-year | 110 | 31 | 3 LPA |
| 2022-23 | PG 2-year | 42 | 11 | 3 LPA |
| 2021-22 | PG 2-year | 31 | 12 | 3 LPA |
| 2021-22 | UG 4-year | 118 | 50 | 2.45 LPA |
Rankings
Published by the National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education. The score is out of 100 and is what the rank was decided on.
| Year | Category | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pharmacy | #33 | 56.66 |
| 2025 | Law | #38 | 53.26 |
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